MOTIVE AM 102

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Auk Class Minesweeper Keel Laid 14 April 1942 - Launched 17 August 1942 USS MOTIVE AM-102 Commissioned 17 April 1943 - Decommissioned 15 June 1946 USS MOTIVE MSF-102 Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hulled) (MSF) 7 February 1956 while in reserve Struck from Navy Register 1 December 1966 Sunk as target April 1968

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Motive AM-102 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-06-30

War Ballot. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-06-30

War Ballot (Backside). From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type Parcel Post Killer Double Oval

1943-07-16 (the registration date at San Francisco)

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Other Information

USS MOTIVE earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ three battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Medal w/ Japan bar during her Naval service.

NAMESAKE - Any idea, desire, need, or emotion that prompts a person act.

 

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